Friday, June 10, 2016

Saying No to God

In the Book of Genesis we learn
how Adam and Eve achieved to leave paradise, stop being in communion with God,
introducing pain and death into our existence. Mankind has always been able to
neglect the love of God, refusing to believe in Him. Even when He helped His
people, as was the case with the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt, they preferred
to believe in other Gods. Even today many wish to go against God, believing
that He does not exist. Yannaras explains this reality, claiming:

‘Man is not only a dynamic
manifestation of God’s word or inner principle, but a hyspostasis of the
principle of personal distinctiveness and love free from any predetermination.
This is why man is capable of either accepting or rejecting the ontological
precondition for his existence: he can refuse the freedom of love and personal
communion, and say “no” to God and cut himself off from being.’[1]

About Me

I have studied Theology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Theology, International Relations at the University of London (Queen Mary). My Master's Thesis was published as a book: 'The Aegean Sea Dispute Between Greece and Turkey - The Consequences for NATO and the EU'. For more information see: http://www.akakia.net/el/the-aegean-sea-dispute-between-greece-and-turkey
I have also studied Byzantine Music in Athens and I am currently undertaking a research on the “Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius and its contribution towards Anglican – Orthodox Relations”, at the University of Winchester.
I also represent the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain at the A.E.C.A. If you wish to contact me you can email me: demetrifs1@yahoo.com